Redgranite

Redgranite
	; In the center of Redgranite
Location in Wisconsin
	Redgranite
	Redgranite
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	Wisconsin
County :	Waushara County
Coordinates :	44 ° 3 ′ N , 89 ° 6 ′ W Coordinates: 44 ° 3 ′ N , 89 ° 6 ′ W
Time zone :	Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents :	2,149 (as of 2010)
Population density :	362.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	5.93 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 )
Height :	241 m
Postal code :	54970
Area code :	+1 920
FIPS :	55-66625
GNIS ID :	1572163
Website :	www.redgranitewisconsin.com
Mayor :	Jerry Sieg (President)
	; West entrance to Redgranite

Redgranite is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Waushara County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , Redgranite had 2,149 residents.

geography

Redgranite is located in southern central Wisconsin on Willow Creek , which over the Fox River belongs to the catchment area of Green Bay of Lake Michigan .

The geographical coordinates of Redgranite are 44 ° 02'31 "north latitude and 89 ° 05'54" west longitude. The municipality extends over an area of 5.93 km² and is almost completely surrounded by the Town of Warren without belonging to it.

Neighboring towns to Redgranite are Lohrville (on the southwest parish boundary ), Wautoma (16.4 km west-northwest), Wild Rose (27 km northwest), Saxeville (17 km north), Pine River (14 km north-northeast), Poy Sippi (17 km northeast ), Berlin (19.5 km southeast) and Neshkoro (16.2 km southwest).

The nearest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (123 km northeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (175 km southeast), Chicago , Illinois (324 km southeast), Rockford , Illinois (239 km south) and Wisconsin's capital Madison (131 km southwest) .

traffic

The Wisconsin State Highway 21 leading west to east direction as the main road through Redgranite. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

With the Wautoma Municipal Airport there is a small airfield 21 km to the west. The nearest commercial airports are Outagamie County Regional Airport at Appleton (73 km northeast), Austin Straubel International Airport at Green Bay (115 km in the same direction), Dane County Regional Airport at Madison (125 km southwest) and Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (185 km southeast).

population

According to the 2010 census , Redgranite had 2,149 people in 509 households. The population density was 362.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.17 people lived in each of the 509 households.

The racial the population was composed of 77.4 percent white, 17.8 percent African American, 1.9 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian, 0.3 percent Asian and 1.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.0 percent of the population.

11.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 75.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.9 percent were 65 years or older. 27.2 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 29,750 USD . The per capita income was $ 12,781. 24.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Redgranite Correctional Institution

In the north of the municipality of Redgranite, the Redgranite Correctional Institution has been located since 2001, a medium security prison with around 1000 male inmates.